Systems: Writing, Signing

Explores early literary texts written in European languages by students at Harvard's Indian College in the 17th century. The article also provides translations, as well as observations, on form, structure, and grammar. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Explores the differences of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers in cultural influences and practices as they relate to language learning.

Looks at the stereotypes constructed in movies, television and other popular American media and allows the reader to question identity, history, popular culture and humour. Literature Senior Paper (B.A.)--University of North Carolina at Asheville, 2013.

Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2001.

Looks at the history of "written culture".

Author tells the story of her people from the time of great flood, contact with Europeans and settlement of the treaties. Concludes with a phonetic and pictoral alphabet.

Introduces the special section of the journal that deals with how linguistic barriers affect exchanges between Indigenous artists.

Comments on two courses: grant writing and language documentation. Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.

Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Austin, 2000.

Analyzes the various language groups within the two major language families, (North) Germanic and Uralic (includes Sami).

The introduction by the guest editor to the special issue, "Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Literatures" discusses a number of issues surrounding the endangered status of Indigenous languages and process of revitalization.

Provides links to Inuit/Inuktitut language resources, including information about Inuit fonts, writing as well as links to cultural sites.

Highlights both fiction and non-fiction, by and about the Inuit.

Reports on the the Amaujaq National Centre for Inuit education, health and social development, environment and wildlife, and the Inuit Knowledge Centre.

Looks at preserving the second most common Aboriginal language next to Cree.

Includes links to Iñupiaq Dictionary, Spellchecker and Font.

Author advocates for the exchange of published materials between various Inuit groups to be in local languages instead of English.

Guide for beginners; Figures [numbers]; Lessons 1 to 19. LeJeune's closing "Remarks" state that this issue is a reproduction in shorthand of Sadlier's "Dominion Catholic First Reader, Part I" which is "a printed key to the above lessons." LeJeune continues: "The Indians, who can already read the shorthand as it is written in this number will through it learn to read and write the English text of the corresponding lesson in the printed book."

Historical note:

Titles in English read as follows (text in Chinook shorthand): First Abbreviations; A Table to show how the signs are connected with any preceeding or following consonant; English Prayers; Hail Mary; I Believe in God; I Confess, etc.; [next two titles unclear]; An Act of Faith; An Act of Hope; An Act of Love; An Act of Contrition; The Ten Commandments; The Precepts of the Church; The Angelus; Gloria Patri; Before Meals; After Meals; How to Baptize....

Historical note:

Book review of: Keeping the Faith / Uppirniqainnarniq by Frédéric Laugrand, Jarich Oosten and Maaki Kakkik with the participation of Inuit elders Pauloosie Angmarlik, Naqi Ekho, Saullu Nakasuk, Kullu Pitsiulak and Simon Shaimaijuk, Inuktitut text translated and edited by Maaki Kakkik and Alexina Kublu, Iqaluit, Language and Culture Program of Nunavut Arctic Collège, Memory and History in Nunavut / Nunavummi iqqaumajaumajullu qanuinnirijausimajullu ilangit. Review in French.

Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 1967.

Features a searchable database of winter count images and interviews. Accompanied by a Teachers' Guide.

Study of 218 Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)-identified participants explores language as a unique aspect of culture through its relationship to other demographic and cultural variables. Findings indicate that fluent speakers Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe language) were most likely to be older than 65 years, and participants with higher value for cultural participation were more likely to be proficient in language use.

Focus on the work of Sherman Alexie. Humanities Thesis (M.A.)--Lewis-Clark State College, [2008?]

Comments on the development of programs to bring California Native American languages back into daily use.

Book review: The Language of the Inuit edited by Louis-Jacques Dorais.

Website provides fonts and keyboard layouts covering alphabetical letter for Algonquian, Athapaskan, Inuit, and Cherokee syllabics as well as other languages which use a Roman orthography but require a number of diacritic marks or special characters.

Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 4 (p. [193]-300).

Book review of: Linguistics Studies of Native Canada edited by E. Cook and J. Kaye. Contains fifteen highly technical papers on various aspects of linguistic structure.

Looks at the success of the Mi'gmaq Immersion program offered to Nursery to Grade 2 students at the Alaqsite'w Gitpu School in Listuguj, Quebec.

Cree textbook.

Describes how Rev. James Evans came to invent Cree syllabics for the use of his students at Norway House.

Profile of Rev. James Evans who designed a Cree syllabics system.

Short documentary about Marie Wilcox a fluent Wukchumni speaker and creator of the Wukchumni dictionary. Duration: 9:36. Related educational material: Indigenous Language Revitalization in California: Grades 3-5. The Importance of Indigenous Language Revitalization: Grades 6-8.

Book review of: Mestiz@ Scripts by Damian Baca. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 96.

Discusses the work's unique place in literature which results from it being both a oral and non-verbal account of precontact life.

Defines concepts of both living and dead language, the difference between revitalization and revival, and offers a three step model for reviving languages.